I wanted to do lexember but I have too much other stuff going on and yesterday didn't really help. sad. maybe next year? feels bad to only use this account one month of the year though
so my shit (microsoft, discord) got hacked but not this one. but if weird stuff starts happening here you know what happened (hopefully not tho)
jej skyll bruka yggdraske mere. jej við ikke omm jej hav nordiske føljare menn... her ær denn. mi nordiske a posteriori #conlang
and for anyone not speaking a nordic language, I'm just showcasing some of my nordic conlang. it's one of my rare a posteriori ones, and the only one that isn't a fanlang
I barely managed to do lexember and now there's a conlang year? 😭 I want to do it but I know I'll be busy with things so it's probably a bad idea
#lexember 31 - setting goals
bētiŋ /bɛːtiŋ/
v. to win
v. to succeed
v. to achieve (something)
aibētiŋ /aibɛːtiŋ/
(Lit. to not-win)
v. to lose
v. to fail
v. to capitulate, give up
just popular or famous!
I am honestly not sure what you mean by that, sorry :(
if you mean whether they have their own full words, only vi(')- does (vi'er).
if you mean whether these are pulled from another language that functions similarly, nope! it's just something I thought of really. I don't tend to think super deeply
še- is a morpheme that specifies the rest of the word somehow. exactly how it's specified is left ambiguous, but it serves its purpose. as for vi(')-, that one is about popularity and fame. if a city is famous, it's probably well populated
#lexember 30 - going somewhere new
labuč /labɯt͡ʃ/
n. city, urban center
šelabuč /ʃɛlabɯt͡ʃ/
n. capital city
vilabuč /vilabɯt͡ʃ/
n. most populated city
rešlabuč /rɛʃlabɯt͡ʃ/
(Lit. out-city)
n. countryside
n. non-urban area
#lexember 29 - catching up with old friends
ušangedika /ɯʃangɛdika/
(Lit. before-time-ADJ)
adj. old
adj. previous
elda /ɛlda/
adv. now
Pitan ušangedika čak putelanele elda šank.
partner.NOM previous 1SG.GEN friend.ACC now be.PRS
"My ex-partner is my friend now."
#lexember 28 - making mischief
ōtunaŋ /ɔːtɯnaŋ/
v. to joke, jest
v. to prank
ōtunač /ɔːtɯnat͡ʃ/
n. a joke
n. a prank
n. a funny thing
#lexember 27 - relaxing your muscles
putelaŋ /pɯtɛlaŋ/
v. to relax
v. to play around
putelanen /pɯtɛlanɛn/
n. friend
Šeputelaneni, čāe ovank putelaŋū.
specific-play.NMZ-INS 1SG.NOM PROG.make/do.PRES relax.INF-GER
"I'm chilling with my bestie."
#lexember 26 - tidying
ekeriŋ /ɛkɛriŋ/
v. to brush
v. to sweep
v. to clean
ekerinūlak[a/er] /ɛkɛrinɯːlak[a/ɛr]/
adj. clean, cleaned
the brackets are just because there are two adjective classes (objective and subjective), and it can be either of them
#lexember 25 - gaming with friends
purēč /pɯrɛːt͡ʃ/
n. game
n. interactive storytelling experience
efnataŋ /ɛfnataŋ/
v. to play (a game)
v. to interact with a media
#lexember 24 - it's christmas again! at least where I live. here are some general phrases since Roans don't celebrate it
Uēlan, māe vor dalba nīrpankra?
greet_you 2 what way.INS feel.PRS-INT
"Hello, how are you?"
Ovank nīpraŋū tuker, o māe?
PROG.PRS feel.GER good and 2.NOM
"I'm well, and you?"
Pa'etič čak kie min, māe āl kut otūŋū pa'etiŋū .
problem 1SG.GEN by 2.DAT 2.NOM for 1PL.DAT like.GER bothering.GER
"My problem with you is that you like bothering us."
#lexember
#lexember 23 - airing grievances
pa'etič /paʔɛtit͡ʃ/
n. problem, issue
n. struggle
pa'etiŋ /paʔetiŋ/
v. to bother, annoy
v. to cause trouble
v. to solve problems
a late #lexember 22 - building a fire
meflan /mɛflan/
n. fire (element)
kuflan /kɯflan/
n. a fire (built)
both derived from flan which is an archaic word for fire
I'm celebrating christmas early, meaning it is mostly today, which forces lexember to have to take a backseat as I don't have my notes with me
#lexember 21 - taking a hot bath
guruŋ /gɯrɯŋ/
v. to swim
v. to wash
v. (slang) to drown (something/someone)
Čāe kelan čak ušanka gununit.
1SG.NOM sibling.ACC 1SG.GEN past.ADJ wash.PST
"I washed my sibling earlier."
#lexember 20 - singing like nobody's listening
vi'abel vemaŋ /viʔabɛl vɛmaŋ/
v. to sing
ai'āged /aiʔaːgɛd/
prn. nobody, no one
mekraŋ /mɛkraŋ/
v. to listen
v. to pay attention
v. to perceive magically
#lexember 19 - looking for an evergreen
pemīl /pɛmiːl/
n. wood
n. tree
leno'ač /lɛnɔʔat͡ʃ/
n. ritual
n. ceremony
n. celebration
pemīleno'ač /pɛmiːlɛnɔʔat͡ʃ/
n. Christmas
krišmašeč /kriʃmaʃet͡ʃ/
n. Christmas
#lexember 18 - eating hearty
kumāl /kɯmaːl/
n. meat, flesh
n. corpse, dead body
tonkakel /tɔnkakɛl/
n. vegetable
n. fruit
n. edible plant
tarbaneč /tarbanɛt͡ʃ/
n. food
bāvel /baːvɛl/
n. water
tarbāveč /tarbaːvɛl/
n. soup
n. stew
either way I think it's just a way to force people to use different pronouns for you. and it's kind of clever for that
pronouns aren't tied to gender though?
#lexember 17 - trading shoes
mīleŋ /miːlɛŋ/
v. to empathize
v. to possess (someone)
gerkān /gɛrkaːn/
n. ghost, spirit
Čāe māe gerkāni mīlenk.
1SG 2 ghost-INS possess.PRES
(Lit. "I possess you like a ghost.")
"I empathize with you."
#lexember 16 - showing forgiveness
ašateŋ /aʃatɛŋ/
v. to forgive
v. to give space
v. to give mercy
I'm not good at typography, but I just wanted to show that Roan Standard does have a script! this is today's #lexember sentence. I haven't figured out the kerning yet... #conlang #conscript
#lexember 15 - apologizing
šolŋ /ʃɔlŋ/
v. to show sorrow
v. to cry
Rāe fevu aēliŋ go'ovanit šolŋū.
3.NOM while apologize.INF PFV-do.PST.PROG cry.GER
"They were crying when they apologized."
the gloss on this one was a bit hard, hopefully I got it right enough lol
#lexember 14 - making and creating
nītaŋ /niːtaŋ/
v. to draw
v. to paint
v. to photograph (specifically for art)
mūleŋ /mɯːlɛŋ/
v. to sculpt
v. to craft (artistically)
Rāe mūlelan vi'er šank.
3.NOM craft.NMZ famous be.PRS
"They're a famous artist."
